[slot] n [ME, the hollow running down the middle of the breast, fr. MF esclot] (1523) 1 a: a narrow opening or groove: slit, notch "a mail ~ in a door" b: a narrow passage or enclosure c: a passage through the wing of an airplane or of a missile that is located usu. near the leading edge and formed between a main and an auxiliary airfoil for improving flow conditions over the wing so as to increase lift and delay stalling of the wing
2: a place or position in an organization or sequence: niche
3: slot machine
4: a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line
[2]slot vt slot.ted ; slot.ting (1747) 1: to cut a slot in
2: to place in or assign to a slot [3]slot n, pl slot [MF esclot track] (1575): the track of an animal (as a deer)